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C. C. PARKER


PAINTER and


DECORATOR Tel.


CLITHEROE 25473


0 < ^ NOEL KING &-CO.


SALES, SERVICE and repairs


WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


a l l m a k e s s u p p l i e d R e co n d it io n ed W a sh e rs and V a cu um C le an e rs


, 2 FRANKLIN STRE|T, CLITHER(


Interior and Landscape Designers. Graphic Artwork. '


Graham Whiteoak ALL TYPES OF


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Tel. Whalley (0254) 823555


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TREVOR-JONES PAINTING


DECORATING RING


CLITHEROE 25281


Shining light in busy world of commerce


a career, too. A gradual blindness,


WHEN the world became a dark place for Clitheroe sales executive Don Walmsley (47), he thought the lights would go out on any hopes of


starting at the ago of 25 with retina problems, took 10 years to leave his iSght w ith o n ly a v a g u e impression of light and darkness. But what followed is a


real story of courage, both on Don’s part and on the part of the Clitheroe com­ pany which employs him. For he is holding down a busy executive job and proving to the world that disability is only as much of a problem as you allow it to be. Life started off with few


problems for Don, married with two children and liv­ ing in Chorley, and the future seemed rosy. He was managing a small warehouse m Manchester for Flexible Reinforce­ ments, the firm for which he has worked for over 31 years. At first I could not


accept that anything was wrong with my sight, but in fact the retinas of both eyes were beginning to deteriorate,” he said. "As things got worse, the com­ pany offered to train me for an engineering work­ shop, but I did not fancy that idea, and the future seemed black.”


That was when Don’s ROGER


PINDER ELECTRICIAN


Tel. Clitheroe 27499


Most types ol work undertaken


boss, Leon Eventhall, stepped in. He allowed Don to work part time, training his successor in the warehouse, while he


studied Braille. The com­ pany installed a Braille switchboard when he had mastered the art and Don moved on to learn typing and eventually applied for and got a job with the company’ s sales force, moving to the Clitheroe factory 12 years ago. “ I don’t want to give


any impression that I have sailed through my prob­ lems,” said a modest Don. “There are days when you face a black despair. Recently I travelled on a bus to Blackburn and when it stopped in a slightly different place I set off in completely the wrong direction. “ I ended up missing my


connection and feeling very frustrated. That is the sort of minor mishap which can make you want to weep and I sat waiting for my next bus with a black cloud o v e r my head!” Don’s resilience means


the black clouds don’t hang about for long. Said Flexi­ ble’s chief executive in Clitheroe, Mr Ian Pcndlc- bury: “ I t ’s a two-way thing. In return for our faith in him, Don has shown us that a blind per­ son can cope wonderfully with his work and it has b e e n an e n r i c h in g experience for us all.” T h e c om p a n y c o ­


operated with the Disable­ ment Advisory Service in


Local man’s tribute to


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SCRUBBERS and POLISHERS • CARPET CLEANERS


ALAN RICHARDS (INDUSTRIAL FLOOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT)


WATERLOO ROAD, CLITHEROE


Telephone: 22161 Everest hero


national hero. Last seen with his com p an ion , Irvine, at 28,000 feet and


Ti l F fascinating story of climber George Mallory, who died on Everest in li)24, is described in the new book “Mallory of Everest" by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School master Mr Dudley Green. Mallory has long been a I hope this comes across in


the narrative Four years of research


“going strong for tile top," tiie mystery of his death anil the chance that lie might have been the first man to reach the summit has long excited the imagi­ nation of mountaineers.


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M W PRINT The Print Factory


MILL STREET, GREAT HARWOOD BLACKBURN BB6 7NN TEL: 0254 876202


CYRIL service engineer


H00LEY Ex-Hoover


57 WOONE LANE, CLITHEROE Lei. 22023


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BUILDING & JOINERY CONTRACTOR


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0254 680 815/0831 287864


New carpets and i vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


Competitive prices SEED and


TEMPLEMAN 37 Wellgate,


Clitheroe Tel. 25638, or 28401 (evenings) MOVE IT


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• Single items • Full removals • Storage • House clearances


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For the best service In town ring:


MEL EDMONDSON CLITHEROE 24 908


’ Weddings — Birthdays. — Parties


Any Special Occasion


HIRE A VIDEO CAMERA


Competitive rates — daily, weekend, weekly. All


prices include insurance and blank tape.


PHOTO CORNER 4 Moor Lane, Clitheroe. TEL: 29338


JOHN G. CRICK] (Clitheroe 1978)


Alcvifl rU2eG0 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


Industrial. Domestic and Agricultural Installations


Full or Part Rewires, Showers, Extra Sockets, Security/Flood Lighting etc.


Tel: Clitheroe 28088 24hr answering service 41472 home


PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE


6p PER COPY


12 Lowergate, Clitheroe


Tel. 24253


KENNEDY Quality Joinery


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40 YEARS EXPERIENCE


S Clitheroe 2 7 8 2 2


I ONCE returned to the cottage of my childhood. At the first glance it looked the same as I remembered, except for the posh new door and windows. Invited inside, I was amazed at the transformation. The old fire grate with its oven and boiler had been


replaced by a handsome gas fire. Modern furniture had replaced our wooden spindle chairs and the huge glass-hacked sideboard. The floor felt soft to walk on, with its wall-to-wall carpet on sponge-type underlay, where once we had an oilcloth surround, a small car­ pet square and a hand-pegged rug. In addition to the new draught-excluding vestibule,


a bathroom and central heating had been installed. In the kitchen, modern units replaced our shelves and I


Tinted the good working surfaces. There was a wash­ ing machine with a tumble dryer on the top of it, a fridge freezer, a microwave and a fine electric cooker. That room had undergone a complete transforma­


tion since the days when the large heavy clothes wringer had taken pride of place opposite the built-in wash boiler, with its own fire in the corner. My grandmother, accustomed to posser, rubbing


board and dolly tub, would have regarded the clothes washing revolution as nothing short of magical. To her astonished gaze that kitchen would have appeared to her as the interior of some very wealthy man’s home. In fact, it is the home of a working man and simply reflects the greatly improved standard of living. All this would have seemed beyond the scope of possibility in grandma’s day, but it has come to pass


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donlor n New and re-conditioned Open 6 days a week 10 ’ til lata 50 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE Tel: (0200) 29116 or (0772) 628061 after hours


in a comparatively short space of time. It lias been a time of beneficial change for all of us. One can appreciate such material changes and the


need for them. However, isn’t there also a great need for a spiritual transformation in many of our lives? Do not believe people who say that human nature cannot be changed. Jesus is always changing people, to transform their lives. Is it time for a spiritual change in your life? Do not


think for a moment that it is too late for anything like this to happen to you. All that is necessary is to sense a divinely implanted dissatisfaction with things as they are and be conscious of a need for change. Is it like that with you? Take heart! As Jesus would say: “Be of good cheer." If you know your need, there’s hope for you yet!


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Salthill Road. 0200 23011; EXHAUSTS i. SHOCKS NOT AVAILABLE HERE OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON For 54-y ear -old Mr


Green, who is director of (ith form studies, Mallory was a boyhood hero and t h e y ea r s h a v e not dimmed his fascination for. the man’s great exploits.


“ I would like to think


that he was the first to reach the summit hack in 1924, nearly 30 years before the conquering Everest expedition. But whether or not he did is still speculation.


“ 1 have presented a sim-


p 1 e a ii d , h o p e f u 11 y , accurate account of the man and his life and leave readers to draw their own conclusions,” he said. “This is not a mountain­


eers’ hook, hut one for enthusiasts. He was very much a man of his age and


went into the hook, which includes photographs never previously pub­ lished. Collecting all the background information was not easy and involved contacting many sources. Ironically, one of the


most interesting lives only two miles from Mr Green’s Kimington home. This is Mrs M olly D a lg l ish , daughter of George Mal­ lory's sister, Avie, who was able to loan unique family photographs. The idea for the work


grew out of an apprecia­ tion written by Mr Green and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 to mark the cen­ tenary, in 19Sti, of Mal­ lory’s birth. Tile reader is presented


with a tale of heroism of the highest order. “ Mal­ lory of Everest" will grace the bookshelves of anyone who enjoys the spirit of adventure and tales of indomitable courage. It will be published on


Monday by the Faust Pub­ lishing Co., price £8.50.


Preston, which supplies equipment to enable the disabled to carry out their work. He now has a com­ puter with a synthesised v o i c c -b o x , a B ra i l le typewriter and a tape recorder on his telephone. This enables him to sell the company’s products — from carry-cots to swim­ ming pools and their well- known “Bar-B-Quix” bar­ becue sets — by tele­ phone, in an area from Norfolk across to Devon and the south. He travels to work daily


by bus from Chorley to Bamber Bridge, where a colleague gives him a lift to C l i th e r o e . U n t i l February, Don was always accompanied by his guide dog of nine years, a yellow Labrador called Avril. When she d ied , her replacement Ellen, a retriever, was not happy with the travel and factory life and Don, who is chair­ man of the Chorley branch of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, thought it only fair to give her up. “Next time I will try to


get another Labrador, because they are more placid,” added Don, who has replaced the £1,000 it costs to train a dog many times over by his work in fund raising. At one time he was a regular sight around Clitheroe, taking collection boxes into local pubs. Last year Don com­


pleted a course in sailing, run by the Royal Yachting Association on the south coast — proof, if proof were needed, that courage and adversity often walk hand in hand.


Morris men may have rivals


IE you are female and your idea of fun is parad­ ing around in knicker­ bockers, tassled caps and waving sticks, then Hazel Jackson would like to hear from you. For Hazel is trying to form a ladies’ Morris danc­


ing team which may grow to rival its infamous Clith­


eroe male counterparts. However, perhaps a


hint of caution is advised for the ladies, as the Mor­ ris dance is supposed to he an ancient fertility ritual. If you would like to find


out more, Hazel may be contacted at work (Clith­ eroe 27881!) or at home (Padiham S70312).


LIBRARY CORNER


l.ATKST ;ul4iLii>ns to stock at Clitheroe Library inclial'e: “ Prescription for murder" — llavid Williams. A whodun­


nit set against tile background of Lin- pharmaceutical industry. Mark Treasure is called upon to investigate kidnapping, black­


mail and murder. "Summer secrets" — Jean Stubbs, 'file story of Marina and


Giles, w4m are trying to rebuild their lives alter the death of their daughter. "T he Which? guide to self-catering holidays abroad" —


linger Macdonald. Practical guide to Hading the ideal holiday property in Kranee, ( ireece, Italy, Portugal anti Spain. "M v life and oilier games” — Ian Messiler. Uocnllections of the author’s SO years in broadcasting.


A Vppointed stipendiary


magistrate A FORMER clerk to the


justices in Clitheroe. Mr I’eter Francis Nuttall, lias been appointed first sti­ pendiary magistrate for Nottinghamshire.


The prestigious appoint­


ment takes effect from January 2nd.


Mr Nuttall, who entile to


IN the last few days I have received two separate reports o f a heron being seen on a house roof in different parts o f Clitheroe. In one o f the cases I do know that the garden below contains it pond; could the bird have been looking for tin easy meal? Although they nest and frequently perch in high trees, I have never seen or heard o f anything like


this before. They arc perfectly capable of recon­ noitring from the air without needing to land. Herons have been known to clear the entire fish


stocl*. from a garden pond. This is distressing en«u ;h when common goldfish are involved, but some species such as Koi Carp can he extremely


valuable. The birds are rarely caught in the act, since they


tend to fish in the early morning before the house­


holder is up. However, it is quite easy to prevent their activities without harming them ill any way. Simply stretch a thin wire tightly about nine inches above ground level around the edge o f the pond. This prevents (hem from approaching the water’s edge. Herons are so large and conspicuous that they


may give the impression that they tire more com­ mon than they really arc. The British Trust for Ornithology has carried out an annual heronry census since 1928. Counts have fluctuated around 4,000 nests in England and Wales and around 1,000 in Scotland. Allowing for some unround nests and a few non-hreoders, the total British population cannot he more than 11,000 to 12,000 individuals. After severe winters, numbers may fall to just over half this figure, taking anything from three to seven years to recover again. As the East Lancashire representative o f the


BTO, I should he grateful if renders would let me know the location o f any heronries they might have knowledge of. All the ones on my census list are within 500 metres o f the River Kibble, so I would lie particularly interested to hear o f any from outside this narrow strip.


TONY COOPER


Clitheroe ia 1973 from Watford, where he was deputy to the clerk to the


justices, served in the town for 12 years, before taking up his present posi­ tion of clerk to the jus­ tices in Bradford.


During his time ill Clith­ eroe, lie was president of


Clitheroe Rotary Club from 1983-84 and served on the Kibble Valley Council, where lie was at one time Deputy Mayor.


He said: "I am very


much looking forward to my move to Nottingham­ shire. It is a wonderful appointment."


However, Mr Nuttall


added that lie and his wife Aim still think of Clitheroe as their home.


“We lived ill Clitheroe longer than anywhere


else, and have very fond memories o f our time there," he said.


The couple have three


children — Sarah (22), a graduate of Leeds Univer­ sity who is currently a miss ion a ry d o c to r in Kenya: Julian (21). who is studying to become a ({Util­ ity surveyor, and Eliza­ beth (17), an A- lev e l student.


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